Bearing.



0. JUNGGREDL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE n, i918.

Patented Nov. l2, 1918 ZZ SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Inventor:

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BEARING.

s ecicaton oi Letters Patent.

.application filed 2l' une l1, 1918. Sero1No.33S,4/l5

To all LU/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, OSCAR JUNGGREN, a citizen of the United States, residino' at Schenectady, county olf Schenectady, btate of N ew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bearings, or which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates'to .bearings such as are used, for example, in connection with elastic-huid turbines to support. the shaft and to hold the shaft and rotor against axial movement. Ilhe former are usually termed shaft bearings and the latter thrust bearings.

ln the case of both shaft bearings and thrust bearings, it is important that the parts whichrotate one on the other have as nearly as possible uniform Contact over their entire surfaces so as to evenly Adistribute the load and wear, and also that the uniform contact be maintained.7 and the object of the present invention is to provide an improved structure and arrangement wherein both the shaft bearing and the thrust bearing are universally self-adjustable whereby they can adjust themselves to maintain this desired even distribution of the load.

In carrying out my invention mount both the pillow block of the shaft bearing' and the stationary members of the thrust hearing' on a con'u'non support in such a manner that both may move together on the support to take a position correspondingto that of the shaft. By this means both ,will always be maintained in correct alinement with the shaft. It is already customary to make the outer surface of the pillow block of a shaft' bearing' of spherical 'forni and support it on 'a spherical seat to provide universal adjustment for the shaft bearing, and according to one form of my invention I mount both the pillow block and the stationary members of the thrust hearing` on such a spherical seat. T his may be conveniently and advantageously accomplished by mounting the pillow block of the shaft bearing on a spherical seat as usual and attaching the stationary members of the thrust bearingr to it. l then arrange the pillow bloclr so that it can be adjusted axially to correctly position the thrust bearin` For a consideration of what l believe to be novel and my invention, attention is diw rected to the accompanying specilication and the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing, Figure l is a plan view of the lower half of a structure embodying my invention, the section being taken on line l-l, Fig. 2; Fig. :2 is a section taken on line 2-2, Fig. l, and Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 3*3, Fig. l.

Referring `to end of a machine casing7 for example a turbine casing, and 6 a shaft which carries the rotor of the machine. The end of shaft 6 is supported in a shaft bearing of usual coustruction comprising a pillow block 7 han ing an outer on a spherical seat in a supporting ringar 8 supported by a pedestal 9 which also forms the lower halt of a casing or housing, the upper half being` formed by a cover l0. The pillow block 7 and ring 8 are made in unper and lower halves. The halves of the pillow block 7 are provided with a bearing lining ll and are connected together by bolts l2. rlfhe halves of ring 8 are held between the pillow block 7 on the one hand and pedestal 9 and cover l0 on the other hand. The outer surface of ring 8 is flat and is provided at its central portion with an annular screw thread 13 which meshes with an adjusting nut 14 located in an annular groove l5 in pedestal 9 and cover 10. On opposite sides of nut 14 the pedestal 9 and cover i0 have smooth,flat surfaces 9EL and l0al which engage with the outer surface of the ring 8. The nut let is made in halves connected to gether by bolts 16, and in its outer surface is provided with holes 17 adapted to receive a suitable tool for turning it.. ln cover l0 arc openings i8 be had'to nut la and these openings are l,Closed by caps 19, one of which has a projection 2O to engage in a hole, 17 to lock nut 14C againstfmovement. Nut la is located hy a shim 2l. It will be clear that by turning nut 14, ring 8 and hearing bloei; Z can he moved axially ot shaft 6.

rlhe outerrend of shaft 6 is reduced in di ameter, as indicated at 2e, thus providing shoulder 25, and engaging shoulder 25 is a thrust collar E26 suitably keyedto the shat'ti as indicated at 27, and held against shoulder 25 by a spacing sleeve 28 which is held by a ring 29 fastened to the end of the shaft bybolts 30. Siurroundin` thrust collar '26 is spherical'surtace which rests through which access 'mayA the drawing,` 5 indicates the one on each side of' ring 33. by bolts 38 and hote feces 39 of suitaliile bearing material.,I as hahhitt, which are engaged by the thrust collar 26. Thrust plates 3G and 37 are preferahlyniadein two helvesgloeing split hoiisontally the saine as are the shaft, hearing' parts. rThe thru hearing lubricated hy oil which is foie-ed hv a suitable pump (not shown) through spiced() into en axially ext idingij hole il 1n shaft extension .trein which illness i through redinlly extending openings l2 to en annular eliainber in thrust collar Freni cheniher lili the lubricant 'passes through holes dit to the thrust hearing; surfaces. The th'fue g 3l is spaced slightly from 'tl'zrust collar 2C and loca ed ceiitrilly between the 'two is a narrow bearing ring ,v5 carried ly thrust ringl 3L This hearing ri #l5 serves to inalc the lubricating passages each thrust beating surface separate sind c istinct. lllithout sneu a ring there is a tendenogT tot' the lubricant to follow the path ot' least resistance nud flow to the hearing surfaces which et the time nre not in co ict and away from those 'which are, the lai er surfaces boing those Wluere the lubricant is most needed.

Carried by the adjacent surfaces of the thrust bezzeing; z ilete 3l? :in/l flange lo on sleeve 28 are two Ngs and t8 having their adjacent snr but slightly spaced spart. rlhe 'purpose el is to form an indicatingn device. l i be noted that l?" revolves and 'thatJ rinn (me i. or f f y reason the shalt l sin sutliciently to tiring ring; 42'? into engagement with ring;` itch the ruhhing of o e on the other will. make o. noise which will attract attention to the machine. The thrust hearing isndjusl'ied axially to fie parts carried ley the shaft to co1nu rect, axial nos ,ion 'foy turning; the nut l-l which :not ring; 8, pilloiv block l and the. thrust rings and 'l L) sliding on the tlat surfaces It and llt". To turn the mit, the cover plate i9 which has the projection is removed uid suitable boia placed in one of the holes 17.

W ith the above described arrangement it will he seen that for any position'of the shatt (S both the sluit't bearing and the thrust seariniy will be automatically maintained in cor ,h will he moved to-' rect nlineinein ho gethei on the spherical seat in ring1 8, lt will he undeistood of course that in no case will the shaft he lroxn true and that any movements are of small magnitude. Also due to the thrust rino; heine; mounted on ttl-minion it con adjust tselt independently 7 as a o'l'lole the rino" iles-evo?,

the invention cnn oe carried outhy othei` 1 l claim as new and desire to secure hy lle' 'ntent. of the United Statestisfl. The coiuhination with e sluijtt, of n sup* porting hearingblock, a thrust bearing 'haie ing its stationary portion connected to seid block, and a common pedestulupon which both said hearing block and 'the stationary portion et said thrust hearing are adjusts lily supported. y

The combination witl s. shalt, pcd estil7 ineens carried on said pedestal for snpn porting the shell: andholding it aggainsu iel nimfenxent and ineens for adjusting said first named ineens axially. y

The combination with n shaft, of a pedestal, a ring supported on the pedestal and provided with a spherical scat7 means carn i-ied in said spherical sont orsupporting the shaft, and holdingr it' against axiall movement, and ineens for adjusting the ring axiall;y of' the pedestal.

l. The eoinhinaticm. with a shat't7 oi a shaft hearing therefor comprising e pillow bloot/I havir a spherical outer surface and a support haiing a spherical ,flesh and a thrust hearing comlirisingg' a 'thrust collar lined on the shaft, and a thrust plate which is carried by said pillow bloc-lc, and inealis :for adjusting' seid support axially.

5. The coiuhinaticm with n, shalt, o'lE a shaft hearing therefor comprising a pillow l'locli having` a spherical outer surface and a support having e spherical seats n thrust hearing comprising a thrilst collar fixed on the shaft, a, ring surrounding; ita and a tluitis't plate carried hy said ring for engegev nient with the 'thrust colla r; and nleans connectingseid ring to seid pillow block.

ti.' The combination with a shaft, of aring; having a spherical seat, :tor said pillow I izaeavoa 3 block, a support for said ring, means for sliding said ring axially on its support, a thrust collar on the Shait, a thrust ringsurrounding` it an'd connected to the pillow block, and thrust plates carried by said thrust ring andl engaging said thrust collar.

a lshaft having a bearing sectionnnd athrust collar, a 'member 8. In combination having a'portion which engages thejbearing section and anotherY portion which engages the thrust collar to support the shaft and A hold it against axial movement, a seat for said member, and means for' moving said member axially. v

9. In combination, a shaft having a bearing section and a thrust collar, a' member having a portion which engages the bearing section and another portion which engages the thrust collar to support the shaft and hold it against axial movement, a second member having @aspherical seat on which the irst member rests, a support for said second member, and means for moving it axially on suchsupport.

l0. In combination, a snaft having a bearing section and a thrust collar, a member having a portion which engages the bearing section and another portion which engages the thrust collar to support'the shaft and hold it against axial movement, a second member having a spherical seat `on which the first member rests and .a threaded portion, a support for said second member, and a nut which engages said threaded portion formoving both said members axially.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of June, 1918.

OSCAR JUNGGREN. 

